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RANGPUR, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS) - Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, was celebrated with due religious somberness peacefully marking the birthday of Jesus Christ in all 46 churches of Rangpur division on Thursday.

The authorities of Rangpur Regional Baptists Church Sangha chalked out various daylong colourful programmes to celebrate the festivity on its premises in the city.

The programmes included morning prayers, recitation from the holy Bible, carol singing, cutting Christmas cakes and decoration of Xmas trees and representatives from different churches of Rangpur region participated in the celebrations.

The Christian community decorated the church with tiny blinking lights and illuminated Christmas trees and special dishes were prepared in their families and the children were seen seeking blessings from their parents, relatives and elders.

Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP) Commissioner Md Majid Ali, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Enamul Ahsan and high officials attended the functions.

They visited the Church and greeted the Christian community people on the occasion of Christmas.

Leaders of the Christian community participated in the Christmas cake-cutting ceremony in the presence of a large number of people, dressed in colorful attire, from their community, including children, teenagers, girls, boys, women, and men.

Pastoral Super of Rangpur Regional Baptists Church Reverend Shokhoriyo Boiragai delivered a welcome speech greeting the Christian religious leaders and community people.

“The Chrisman community celebrated Christmas with huge enthusiasm and festivities in all 46 churches of eight districts in Rangpur division,” he said.

Special prayers were offered in the church, seeking divine blessings for the well-being of the country, its people and the entire humanity and for continued peace and prosperity.